"The natives are a cowardly and treacherous people, wherefore we must always be on our guard."

"To check the petulance of the Sailors, and restrain the wanton use of Fire Arms. To have it still in view that sheding the blood of those people is a crime of the highest nature."

"I have seen no inland part of any country so barren as this."

"These savages understand nothing but force, and it is by fear alone that they can be kept in check."

"Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge."